40 years ago, whilst working on a vineyard during school vacations, an obsession was born. I wanted to craft wines and share them around the world. In 1986 my wife and I took a bag of Pinot Noir and Syrah cuttings and planted our first vines. That Syrah was the first of the variety in Martinborough. At the urging of our son Carl, we named the vineyard in memory of my father Murdoch James Fraser, who had died at a young age, but had left us with two memories; the importance of family, and integrity in all does. ~Roger Fraser